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<h1>Checkout</h1>
<h2>Overview</h2>
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    Check out is the term used to describe the process of making a copy of a
        project from a repository into your local workspace. In SVN, the check
        out process creates a <a href="../reference/glossary.html#working">working
        copy</a>. A working copy is a specially formatted folder structure which
        contains additional .svn folders that store SVN information, as well
        as a <a href="../reference/glossary.html#pristine">pristine copy</a> of
        each item that is checked out.
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<h2>Process</h2>
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    To checkout directly against your <a href="../reference/glossary.html#repository">repository</a>,
    navigate to the <span class="name"><a href="../reference/svn-repository.html">SVN
    Repository Exploring Perspective</a></span>. If you have not yet defined
    a connection to your repository, you will need to <a href="new-location.html">add
    a new repository location</a>.
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    <img src="../images/checkout.png" width="296" height="493" style="margin-right: 10px;">
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    Select the desired repository directory and choose <span class="menu">Checkout</span> from
    the context menu.
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    <img src="../images/checkout-from-svn-method.png" width="681" height="558">
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    If an Eclipse <span class="filefolder">.project</span> file already exists
    in the selected repository folder, the check out wizard will automatically
    default the method of checkout and using the project definition file. If
    no .project file exists in the selected repository location, the wizard will
    give you the option of checking out the folder as a regular Eclipse project
    or launching the <span class="name">New Project Wizard</span>.
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    <img src="../images/checkout-from-svn-location.png" width="453" height="415">
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    The next step allows you to identify where the working copy should be created.
        The default option is to create the working copy in your Eclispe workspace.
        To select an alternative location, <span class="action">uncheck</span> the <span class="control">use
        default workspace location</span> option and type or <span class="control">Browse</span> for
        a new target location.
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    Related Tasks
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    None
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    Related Reference
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    <a href="../reference/svn-repository.html">SVN Repository Exploring Perspective</a><br>
    <a href="new-location.html">Creating a Repository Location</a>
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